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LifeWise Academy was founded in 2018 by Joel Penton, a former Ohio State defensive lineman, [3] [4] as a division of his nonprofit ministry Stand for Truth. [5] The organization was inspired by the weekday religious education program in his hometown of Van Wert, Ohio, in 2012. [3]
Such providers may include local churches or faith-based organisations. There are 101 providers that the NSW Department of Education has approved in providing SRE classes in public schools. [12] The majority of SRE classes are providers from the Christian faith, which involves 87 out of 101, and the remaining 14 are from seven other faith types.
Alpha originated in 1977 with the work of Charles Marnham, a curate at Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB), a parish of the Church of England in London. [4] It started as a course for church members regarding the basics of beliefs commonly held by many believers in Christ, but then began to be used as an introduction for those interested in the faith.
In secular usage, religious education is the teaching of a particular religion (although in the United Kingdom the term religious instruction would refer to the teaching of a particular religion, with religious education referring to teaching about religions in general) and its varied aspects: its beliefs, doctrines, rituals, customs, rites, and personal roles.
Of Singular Benefit: The Story of US Catholic Education (1970), A major scholarly survey. Burns, J. A. The Catholic school system in the United States; its principles, origin, and establishment (1908), down to 1840 online. Burns, J. A. The growth and development of the Catholic school system in the United States (1912), from 1840 to 1911. online
Led by trained teachers, children are guided through a series of lessons which teach the Bible, the church year, and the saints. The aim is to tap into the imagination and the religious potential of the child, as well as to attend to the child's existential limits. Berryman said, "[a]t the heart of each lesson is storytelling and wondering". [1]
Codex Manesse, fol. 292v, "The Schoolmaster of Esslingen" (Der Schulmeister von Eßlingen). A catechism (/ ˈ k æ t ə ˌ k ɪ z əm /; from Ancient Greek: κατηχέω, "to teach orally") is a summary or exposition of doctrine and serves as a learning introduction to the Sacraments traditionally used in catechesis, or Christian religious teaching of children and adult converts. [1]
While Catholic schools must adhere to the broad requirements of Australia's secular education system, they are free to provide a "Catholic" education ethos. The Catholic Education Office of Melbourne outlines this "ethos" as follows: [38] Religious education is at the centre of both the formal and informal Catholic school curriculum.